Thursday, December 22, 2011

butter LONDON Victoriana

Today's post is my first butter LONDON swatch! Yesterday I asked people on the CN Facebook if they could guess what polish I was wearing just from the description, and Krissi successfully guessed it! I was wearing Victoriana, which is an amazing blue-teal with a very distinct silver shimmer.


I had been wanting this polish for quite some time, and I finally caved and bought it at Ulta recently. It is my first and only butter LONDON... so far! :) I had heard great things about their polish formula. I couldn't believe it when I tried it for myself! The polish applied like a dream. This swatch is two coats, and it cooperated so well that I didn't even have to do any clean up on this manicure.


The shimmer in this polish is very pronounced, and it gives the polish a really cool textured effect. It sort of looks metallic from a distance, and then when you look at it closer, the speckles really add a lot of visual interest.


Here is a close up of the polish so you can get a good idea as to what the silver bits look like and how they work.


butter LONDON nail polish is sold at Ulta and retails for $14. I've also seen it at Dillard's, and they actually had some colors that weren't at Ulta, too!
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14 comments

  1. Love, love, love - I have this on my toes right now!!! :)

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  2. This is SUCH an amazing color! Stunning!

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  3. dammit, another one for the list .......

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  4. That was MY very first Butter London too, and it is indeed amaaaaazing. Lady Muck is really nice as well -- it has a similar silver-flecked finish, though it's not as dramatic as Victoriana since the base color is a very pale blue-grey and has much less contrast with the shimmer bits. Both are just super!

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  5. Gorgeous color! So interesting to look at and so unique :) Lovely swatches

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  6. So pretty color! I love your nails shape :))

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  7. What a pretty polish!! I don't have any Butter London. Can't bring myself to spend that much on a polish :-/

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  8. Sarah this is awesome! I've always wanted Victoriana but your pics have sealed the deal for me. It's so gorgeous!

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  9. I LOVEE butter polishes and this color is so pretty!

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  10. this one is on my WL along with its friend All Hail McQueen! I just looooove them!

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